1. Please describe your Shadowbane game play history. How long did you play Shadowbane? Which servers did you play on?
I started playing on briallia in march of 2006 then I went to vindication in sept. of 2006 , In the same year and stayed on vidication until april of 2007 moving our guild to mourning. both vindication and mourning I was gone for a month or two in between fall 2006 and fall 2007. I stayed on mourning until the game relaunched on march 25 2008. I was on malog a majority of the time but went to test and thurin to play in other guilds with allies or friends of mine. I played continuously from nov. 2007 until the servers went down.

2. Which areas of Shadowbane are you most experienced in? Is there a mechanic of the game that you are more knowledgeable in than others? Please explain your most valuable asset you believe you have as a Shadowbane player.

I will answer this the best I can as mechanics involve different explainations. I would say my best asset as a shadowbane player is adapting to play many different races, classes, and professions. If I am approached to build a template and run the character in group or solo I can do it. Most characters I build I master very quickly sometimes in the same day. During the previews in 2011 I mastered three or four characters I have never played during the previews in close combat pvp. I have been able to master most class/race/profession builds for support, solo play, pvp, mines, and banes. I have often triple boxed to farm alone, take a mine alone, or summon chain the nation all over the map. In smaller nations or guilds the ability for a guild member to be extremely versatile and be able to play those characters well is a valuable asset.

3. You are going to either test/design a zone. Which aspects would you include in your report and how would you report the information?

If was testing a zone I would report the behavior and damage of the mobs, the aggro, respawn, and notate loot contents other then gold. If its a Player for instance I would record the damage dealt by the player on the mob and vise versa. I would report by ventrillo, irc chat ,or in the proper test team data thread. I usually write down the activity and explain in detail in vent when needed. As a player I had always tested the damage of mobs and loot vs. the race/class/profession/ and in what spots of mob spawn mobs reacted to aggro.

There are other aspects of the game I would test and trouble shoot, mines, banes, city building, tol ranking, building ranks, trainer ranks and so on. I would imagine data would need to be taken to review the mechanics, wall damage during a bane per hit or burn, mine damage per hit or burn. testing claiming of mines tols, walls, and assets. Rolling gear , weapons, and jewels, checking stats on these items are correct. reporting bugs during these tests.

I used to check jewels and weapons and gear on different race/ class/ professions to see if I could get better stats on non traditional builds and tweeking points into the build to complement certian weps and jewels and armor. Example - changing the rings, hood, and xbow, on a nightstalker to get faster kills and escape. I have made changes to builds for solo or group support, or made solo chars not dependant on gear.

5. What sets you apart from another applicant to the Design/Test Team?

I get along with everyone, respect the fact that each individual is different and focus on the task at hand. I am very detail oriented and take direction well, and work well with a group or alone. Since I don't know as many people in shadowbane as most veterans I would not have a biased opinion of anyone. I just want to help shadowbane relaunch, In my most dreary days Shadowbne helped me get through and I had an outlet in which to grow, change, and see the world a little differently. It sounds kind of funny but shadowbane is very psycological, meticulous, and creative. I don't like thowing my gender card around but being a woman playing this game is fun to me, Even when players give me a hard time. reminds me of my Army days.

6. Please provide your age, location, which languages you speak and amount of time able to dedicate to the project.

I am 38, I live in Clute, tx. I speak english and know a little Italian, german and spanish. right now I have several hours a day I can test. when I do return to work it will be down to 4 hrs a day max.

Thank you SBEmu for the Opportunity to apply.
Wild ~ The Great Escape gm.